Chance TypeScript/GraphQL Migration
Original two week contract included:
- New architecture design for the Database Access Layer that brings simplicity to the stack and that is easily integrated with TypeScript.
- Error management design across callstack layers
- Improvement of test suite performance
Project scope
Backend services for online career coaching platform
Additional contract after Xfaang review
- Maintenance and refactoring of the Chance backend codebase
- Development of backend support for new features
- Troubleshooting, defect resolution, and technical support for the backend codebase
- Detailed and complete documentation for all new functionality developed during the engagement
Xfaang Outcomes
& Solutions
- Solving the original problems, and client satisfaction.
Xfaang supported our backend codebases at Chance during more than 6 months and we are very happy about the results. I think Xfaang is a great fit if you are looking into bringing solid knowledge to your team for both building new features and iterate on existing codebases.”
Needed solution:
- upgrade the stack to TypeScript to modernize the code
- find a good solution for integrating TypeScript with their GraphQL and database layers
The platform had been in development for a few years, they needed to
We were provided with:
- List of challenges to solve
- access to the codebase
- two colleagues to explain the issues
Timeline
7.5 month consultancy
MARCH 24TH, 2020
NOVEMBER 6TH, 2020
- The contract terminated because the client has successfully onboarded full time employees and didn’t need further consultancy
Tools
TypeScript
JavaScript
GraphQL
Node
PostgreSQL
Kafka